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ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT - 1

[Italiano] AF: 138030 AR: 64172
Official course title ECONOMIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE E DELLO SVILUPPO-1
Academic Year 2011/2012
Course code EM1036
University credits 6 of 12 of ECONOMIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE E DELLO SVILUPPO
Degree level Second Cycle Degree M.D.270
Educational sector code SECS-P/02
Semester/trimester 1° Periodo
Course year 1

Professor

Degree Programmes and curricula

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Contents

Educational Goals

The course will focus on innovation and economics. Tools and analytical models will be applied on applied economic, in the second part of the course.

Requirements

Economics I and II, Economic Policy I

Contents

The whole course program is the following:

FIRST PART: Economics of Innovation
Definition of innovation.
Innotion in Economic History
Measures, idicators
Diffusion and Performances
The innovative firm
Systems of Innovation: National, Regional, Sectoral
Clusters for innovation and Innovative Clusters
Internationalization of Innovation, Global Value Chains

SECOND PART: Innovation
Innovation : Economic History
Demand, Supply and Equilibrium
Regolation and Liberalization
Supply Chain
Macroeconomics of Innovation
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Innovation Projects
Innovation in Supply Chain
Logistic for clusters and Global Value Chains
Recent advances in Innovation
Innovation and Internationalization

Recommended Reading List

Fagerber J., D.C. Mowery e R. Nelson (a cura di), Innovazione. Imprese, industrie, economie. Carocci Editore, 2008.
During the course additional material will be assigned.

Assessment

written and oral

Teaching Methods

Lectures and open class dicussions, eventually with testimonials on specific case-studies.

Teaching Language

Italian

Sustainability

  • Course with sustainable contents
  • University credits of sustainability: 2
  • Use of virtual forum, blog or wiki
  • Use of e-learning tools or moodle

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